138
Mechanics
of
Materials
Problems
5.1 (AD). A
beam of length 10m is symmetrically placed on two supports 7m apart. The loading is 15 kN/m
between the supports and 20kN at each end. What is the central deflection of the
beam?
E
=
210GN/mZ;
I
=
200
x 10-6m4.
[6.8 mm.]
5.2 (A/B).
Derive the expression for the maximum deflection of a simply supported
beam
of negligible weight
carrying a point load at its mid-span position. The distance between the supports is
L,
the second moment of area
of
the cross-section is
I
and the modulus of elasticity
of
the beam material is
E.
The maximum deflection of such
a
simply supported beam of length 3 m is 4.3 mm when carrying a
load
of 200 kN
at its mid-span position. What would be the deflection at the free end ofacantilever
of
the same material, length and
cross-section if it carries a load
of
l00kN at a point 1.3m from the free end?
[
13.4
mm.]
5.3 (AD). A
horizontal
beam,
simply supported at its ends, carries a load which varies uniformly from
15
kN/m
at one end to 60 kN/m at the other. Estimate the central deflection if the span is 7 m, the section 450mm deep and the
maximum bending stress 100MN/m2.
E
=
210GN/mZ.
[U.L.] [21.9mm.]
5.4
(A/B). A
beam AB,
8
m long, is freely supported
at
its ends and carries loads of 30 kN and
50
kN at points 1 m
and
5
m respectively from
A.
Find the position and magnitude of the maximum deflection.
E
=
210GN/m2;
I
=
200
x 10-6m4.
[
14.4 mm.]
5.5 (A/B). A
beam
7
m long is simply supported
at
its ends and loaded as follows: 120 kN at 1
m
from one end
A,
20 kN at 4
m
from
A
and 60 kN at
5
m from
A.
Calculate the position and magnitude of the maximum deflection. The
second moment of area of the beam section is
400
x
[9.8mm at 3.474m.l
5.6 (B). A
beam ABCD, 6 m long, is simply-supported at the right-hand end
D
and at
a
point
B
1 m from the left-
hand end A. It carries a vertical load of 10 kN at A,
a
second concentrated load of 20 kN at C, 3 m from
D,
and
a
uniformly distributed load of 10 kN/m between C and
D.
Determine the position and magnitude of the maximum
deflection if
E
=
208 GN/mZ and
1
=
35 x
C3.553 m from
A,
11.95 mm.]
5.7
(B). A
3
m long cantilever ABCis built-in at
A,
partially supported at
B,
2 m from
A,
with a force
of
10
kN and
carries
a
vertical load of 20 kN at C.
A
uniformly distributed load of
5
kN/m is also applied between
A
and
B.
Determine a) the values of the vertical reaction and built-in moment at
A
and b) the deflection of the free end C of the
cantilever.
Develop an expression for the slope of the beam at any position and hence plot a slope diagram.
E
=
208 GN/mz
and
I
=
24 x m4. [ZOkN, SOkNm, -15mm.l
5.8 (B).
Develop a general expression for the slope of the beam of question
5.6
and hence plot
a
slope diagram for
the beam. Use the slope diagram to confirm the answer given in question 5.6 for the position of the
maximum
deflection of the beam.
5.9 (B).
What would be the effect on the end deflection for question 5.7, if the built-in end
A
were replaced by a
simple support at the same position and point
B
becomes
a
full simple support position (i.e. the force at
B
is no longer
10
kN). What general observation can you make about the effect of built-in constraints on the stiffness of beams?
C5.7mm.l
5.10 (B). A
beam AB is simply supported
at
A
and
B
over a span of 3 m. It carries loads of 50kN and 40kN at
0.6m and 2m respectively from
A,
together with
a
uniformly distributed load of
60
kN/m between the 50kN and
40 kN concentrated loads. If the cross-section of the beam is such that
1
=
60
x m4 determine the value of the
deflection of the beam under the 50kN load.
E
=
210GN/m2. Sketch the S.F. and B.M. diagrams for the
beam.
13.7 mm.]
5.11 (B).
Obtain the relationship between the
B.M.,
S.F., and intensity of loading of
a
laterally loaded beam.
A
simply supported beam
of
span
L
carries a distributed load of intensity kx2/L2 where
x
is measured from one
(a) the location and magnitude of the greatest bending moment;
(b) the support reactions.
[
U.Birm.1 [0.63L, 0.0393kLZ, kL/12, kL/4.]
5.12 (B). A
uniform
beam
4m long is simplx supported at its ends, where couples are applied, each 3 kN m in
m4
determine the magnitude of the
What load must be applied at mid-span to reduce the deflection by half? C0.317 mm, 2.25 kN.]
5.13
(B).
A
500mm xJ75mmsteelbeamoflength
Smissupportedattheleft-handendandatapoint
1.6mfrom
the right-hand end.
The
beam
carries
a
uniformly distributed load of 12 kN/m on its whole length, an additional
uniformiy distributed load of 18 kN/m on the length between the supports and a point load of 30 kN at the right-
hand end. Determine the
slope
and deflection of the beam at the section midway between the supports and also at the
right-hand end.
El
for the beam is
1.5
x 10' NmZ. [U.L.] C1.13 x 3.29mm, 9.7 x 1.71 mm.]
m4 and
E
for the beam material is 210GN/m2.
m4.
support towards the other. Find
magnitude but opposite in sense.
If
E
=
210GN/m2 and
1
=
90
x
deflection at mid-span.